Mercury in the Water (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Mercury in the Water

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Researchers found that fish in lakes located at least 30 kilometers (km) from a coal-fired power plant had mercury levels more than three times higher than fish of the same species in lakes that are within 10 km of a plant.

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Dana Sackett, North Carolina State University

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